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NHS Jobs; South Chailey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Children & Adult Learning Disability Nurse to provide 24/7 nursing care for children and young people at Chailey Heritage Foundation School and associated services. The role includes mentorship of staff and students, maintaining NMC registration, and leading specialist practice areas in collaboration with the MDT.

You will participate in mandatory training, clinical supervision, and contribute to policy development and teaching tools to ensure high-quality care for

Qualifications

• Mentor/mentorship of nursing and non-registered professionals.
• Maintain registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Attend statutory and mandatory training and participate in supervision and personal development planning.

Responsibilities

• Work within a rota covering 24 hours, 52 week nursing care for children and young people.
• Act as designated specialist link for a defined area of practice (e.g., epilepsy, enteral feeding, bladder and bowel care, respiratory, tissue viability).
• Ensure staff deliver specialist nursing care and have up-to-date knowledge and skills.
• Attend statutory/mandatory trainings and maintain supervision records.
• Support clinical supervision and education of team members, including student nurses and medical students.
• Develop and contribute to specialist guidelines and teaching tools.

Job description

Children & Adult Learning Disability Nurse

The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team at CCS and other health professionals within the Trust and externally across the health economy, as well as with the Chailey Heritage Foundation School team (our partner organisation) and statutory and third sector agencies. The post holder will be able to assume responsibility for planned teaching and assessment of competence for nurses and non-registered professionals. The post holder will help to support the assessment and supervision of students and, as such, will complete the necessary mentorship modules. The post holder will protect, safeguard and promote the well‑being of children in accordance with The Children Act (1989 & 2004) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (HM Gov. 2018).

• a) To work within a rota covering 24 hours, 52 week nursing care to the children & young people accessing Chailey Heritage Foundation School and its associated residential bungalows or the Bluebells Short Breaks Service. You may also be required to work in other 24 hour childrens services to support patient safety.
• b) To be the designated specialist link for staff for an identified area of specialist practice such as epilepsy, enteral feeding, bladder and bowel care, respiratory or tissue viability.
• c) You will work with the Matron, Clinical Specialist Lead Nurse, Team Leader and Clinical Leads to ensure staff are delivering specialist nursing care to the children & young people. The postholder will ensure staff are provided with up-to-date knowledge and skills around their specialist area of practice and nursing management of these children & young people.
• d) To be responsible for attending all statutory and mandatory training and ensuring you remain in date with all that is required.
• e) To be responsible for ensuring you attend regular clinical supervision and undertake your annual Personal Development Plan.
• f) To maintain your registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• g) To be responsible for ensuring safe use of clinical and non-clinical equipment utilised whilst performing your role.
• h) To support the clinical supervision and education of team members, including student nurses and medical students in all areas of specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
• i) Participate in peer supervision and education sessions. To take the lead, develop and contribute to a specialist area of expertise within peer review and reflective practice as part of the nursing teams at CCS.
• j) Deliver and actively support whole service delivery of excellent standards of nursing care and management practice.
• k) Assess and interpret altered health care needs of the children & young people. To be responsive in updating care plans accordingly.
• l) Work together with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure the consistent delivery of safe high quality nursing care and management.
• m) Help implement and write clinical policies and standards; adhere to national standards, clinical policies and standard operating procedures, in line with SCFT requirements.
• n) Ensure health records are maintained and compliant with Trust policy and keep accurate, legible, contemporaneous records and written reports as required.
• o) Participate in report writing for both internal and external requirements aligned to the needs of the children & young people and the service.
• p) Respond and escalation and/or report any concerns re: child protection and adult safeguarding through the appropriate routes, in line with the Trust safeguarding policy and pan Sussex Procedures.
• q) Attend health reviews, organising a representative who knows the child or young person concerned to attend if you are unable to attend. Evaluate the effectiveness of care and in consultation with the MDT, to adjust where appropriate.
• r) Develop, implement and evaluate guidelines/teaching tools for children, young people, families, healthcare professionals and non-registered professionals.
• s) Participate in nursing research and audit projects, as required.
• t) Liaise with statutory agencies regarding the nursing/health needs of the children and the young people.
• u) To respond to incidents and report appropriately, in line with Trust policy.
• v) To work on other services managed by CCS as required, ensuring safe levels of nursing care.